Our Caribbean cruise on the Norwegian Pearl made its first port stop at Norwegian’s private island, Great Stirrup Cay. Shortly after breakfast, we caught a tender from the Pearl to the island. Both from the tender on the channel in, … Continue reading →

Many cruise ship lines have private islands around the Caribbean where their own ships stop. These islands have ways for cruise ship passengers to spend a pleasant day on shore. Norwegian cruise line’s Great Stirrup Cay in the Berry Islands … Continue reading →

Our transatlantic cruise on the Carnival Breeze began in Barcelona, and made several stops in other Spanish ports before beginning the trek across the ocean. Unemployment is quite high in Spain right now, so in some areas we saw quite … Continue reading →